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Mural artist in Rome
In Rome, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Rome
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Rome, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Rome, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Rome
Rome is a city of historic palazzi, where many apartments in the centre still have high ceilings, marble floors, and period decoration. In Rome, Giulia paints for elegant apartments, offices in the EUR district, and shops. Outdoors, Giulia paints all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather. It all starts with a photo of the wall and its measurements: Giulia draws the sketch on top, then comes to paint on site.
In Rome, the subjects are right there: the Colosseum, the dome of St Peter’s, the Pantheon and its oculus, the ochre facades of Trastevere, the umbrella pines and the fountains. As line drawings they fall under the 150 € per sqm rate; fully painted, with colour and shading, from 250 €.
What Giulia brings to Rome. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. She paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors, and Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Rome, from 900 €.
In Rome, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. For a wedding, everything is on the live wedding painting in Rome page.
Murals district by district in Rome
Murals in Trastevere
Narrow lanes, low houses in ochre plaster, trattorias and shops. Giulia Dal Bon paints dining-room walls, courtyards and shopfronts in Trastevere, in odourless acrylic: service continues while she works. From 150 € per square metre, quote within 48 hours.
Murals in Parioli
Bourgeois blocks with high ceilings, consulting rooms and large apartments. Giulia paints ceilings, skies in perspective and trompe l’oeil that extend a room in Parioli.
Wall painting in Prati
Late nineteenth-century buildings, offices and shops near the Vatican. Giulia Dal Bon paints lobbies, waiting rooms and shopfronts here.
Murals in Monti
The historic rione of Rome, artisan workshops, small hotels and apartments on several levels. Giulia paints staircases, living-room walls and bedrooms here.
Murals in Testaccio and the EUR
Testaccio with its bars and already-painted walls, the EUR with its broad regular surfaces. Giulia Dal Bon paints gable ends, reception walls and roller shutters here. Free quote within 48 hours.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Rome?
Giulia Dal Bon paints by the square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How does it work to have a wall painted in Rome?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Rome, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Rome, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does a mural quote in Rome cover?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Rome, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Rome as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Rome?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Rome be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The Colosseum, the dome of Saint Peter’s, the Pantheon and its oculus, the ochre facades of Trastevere and the roof terraces of the centre. Giulia Dal Bon paints it with a brush, on site. The rate follows the technique: 150 € per sqm for a line drawing, 250 € for a fully painted view. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Rome?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Rome?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Roman summers are hot and dry, the most favourable season for painting a facade. Work is avoided during extreme heatwaves. Choosing the paint and the surface for an outdoor wall in Rome is explained in the guide Which paint, which wall, how long it lasts.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Rome?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall if the building is in a protected area, a common situation in Rome’s historic centre. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Rome, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Rome?
Yes. In Rome wall painting has always been copied and restored: in the late fifteenth century painters had themselves lowered into the buried rooms of the Domus Aurea to record its decoration, and the word grotesque comes from those grottoes. In a flat the damage today is plainer: water from the floor above lifts the paint on the ceiling. A painter trained at Brera, where she studied restoration, Giulia Dal Bon travels out, tries a test patch and shows you the result before the rest. The rate is the mural rate, with the surface and the height in the quote. The page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration describes how it goes. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Offices, showrooms, and brands
For professional spaces looking for a distinctive element.
Murals for officesOther cities
From Rome, the mural can open toward these places.
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Rome
In Rome, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. She paints the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell just as readily. The ceiling is painted too: that is the €350 per sqm band, with trompe-l’oeil. Outdoors, she uses quartz paint on the exterior facade and the garden wall, with a protective varnish to finish. She also paints on a mobile panel, to carry the painting elsewhere.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Rome, the room stays open while she paints: the acrylic is odourless. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the window, the shutter and the back wall. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints reception, the stairwell and the bedrooms. In a hair salon, a spa and a gym, she paints the walls of the cabins and of the main room. In a medical practice, a waiting room and a nursery, she paints the waiting room and the corridor leading to it. For an office and a showroom, she paints reception, the corridor and the meeting room. A vaulted cellar takes the same paint, right up to the ceiling.
In Trastevere, Parioli, Prati, Monti, Testaccio and EUR, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
Possible subjects in Rome: the Colosseum, the dome of St Peter’s, the Pantheon and its oculus, the ochre facades of Trastevere, the umbrella pines and the fountains. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
People ask for different things and mean the same one: a mural, a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall. Others say wall decoration, decorative painting, mural decoration. Others again a trompe-l’oeil, a hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall. It is one craft, that of a mural artist, a muralist, a decorative painter, and Giulia does it with a brush in Rome.
Rome is a city of period palazzi, elegant apartments, and offices, with a historic centre that is largely protected.
Giulia also travels to Tivoli, to Frascati and to Ostia.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment or a house, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the hallway, the entrance, the stairwell and the ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In an office, a showroom, a shop, a restaurant or a hotel, she paints the reception wall, the meeting room, the shop window and the sign. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Tivoli, Frascati, and Ostia.